# Librum vs simon

> Two self-hosted projects, compared on the numbers selfhost.directory tracks live: score, popularity, release cadence and setup effort.

| | Librum | simon |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 60/100 ✓ | 46/100 |
| Rank in category | #5 of 7 in E-book Management | #74 of 104 in Monitoring & observability |
| GitHub stars | 5 318 ✓ | 161 |
| Stars, last 30 days | +-2 | +0 ✓ |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 0 | 9 ✓ |
| Latest release | — | 0.3.7 · 18 Oct 2026 |
| Setup | Moderate | Easy ✓ |
| Official Docker image | No | Yes ✓ |
| License | GPL-3.0 | MIT |
| Main language | C | Rust |

## Which one should you pick?

Librum scores 60/100 against 46/100 for simon, so it is the safer default.

simon ships more often: 9 stable releases in the past year, against 0 for Librum.

If you want the quickest setup, simon is easier to run; Librum needs more configuration.

## Details

- [Librum](https://selfhost.directory/project/librum) (markdown: https://selfhost.directory/project/librum.md)
- [simon](https://selfhost.directory/project/simon) (markdown: https://selfhost.directory/project/simon.md)

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Source: https://selfhost.directory/compare/librum-vs-simon